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High incidence of chronic graft-versus-host disease after myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation for chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Sweden : graft-versus-leukemia effect protects against relapse

Machaczka, Maciej ; Johansson, Jan-Erik ; Remberger, Mats ; Hallböök, Helene ; Lazarevic, Vladimir Lj LU ; Wahlin, Björn Engelbrekt ; Omar, Hamdy ; Wahlin, Anders ; Juliusson, Gunnar LU and Kimby, Eva , et al. (2013) In Medical Oncology 30(4). p.762-762
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is a potentially curative treatment option for eligible patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). However, it is known that cure of CLL is only possible if a graft-versus-leukemia effect is present. Between 1994 and 2007, 48 adults underwent allo-SCT for poor-risk CLL in Sweden. Of these, ten (21%) patients aged 24-53 years (median: 46 years) received myeloablative conditioning (MAC), based on TBI and cyclophosphamide. All MAC patients had refractory, poorly controlled CLL before allo-SCT (partial remission in 9/10 patients and progressive disease in one). The cumulative incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) grades II-IV was 30%. Nine patients developed... (More)

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is a potentially curative treatment option for eligible patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). However, it is known that cure of CLL is only possible if a graft-versus-leukemia effect is present. Between 1994 and 2007, 48 adults underwent allo-SCT for poor-risk CLL in Sweden. Of these, ten (21%) patients aged 24-53 years (median: 46 years) received myeloablative conditioning (MAC), based on TBI and cyclophosphamide. All MAC patients had refractory, poorly controlled CLL before allo-SCT (partial remission in 9/10 patients and progressive disease in one). The cumulative incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) grades II-IV was 30%. Nine patients developed chronic GVHD; extensive in four. Rates of nonrelapse mortality at 1, 3 and 10 years were 0, 10 and 20%, respectively. Two patients relapsed 36 and 53 months after transplantation. Six patients were still alive after a median follow-up time of 11.5 years (range 5.9-13.7). The probabilities of relapse-free and overall survival from 1, 3 and 5 years after transplantation were 100, 90 and 70%, and 100, 90 and 80%, respectively. Nevertheless, our analysis of long-term outcome after MAC allo-SCT for CLL suggests that younger patients with poorly controlled CLL may benefit from MAC allo-SCT.

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Adult, Disease Progression, Female, Graft vs Host Disease, Graft vs Leukemia Effect, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Humans, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell, Male, Middle Aged, Sweden, Transplantation, Homologous, Young Adult
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Medical Oncology
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762 - 762
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Humana Press
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1559-131X
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10.1007/s12032-013-0762-x
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is a potentially curative treatment option for eligible patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). However, it is known that cure of CLL is only possible if a graft-versus-leukemia effect is present. Between 1994 and 2007, 48 adults underwent allo-SCT for poor-risk CLL in Sweden. Of these, ten (21%) patients aged 24-53 years (median: 46 years) received myeloablative conditioning (MAC), based on TBI and cyclophosphamide. All MAC patients had refractory, poorly controlled CLL before allo-SCT (partial remission in 9/10 patients and progressive disease in one). The cumulative incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) grades II-IV was 30%. Nine patients developed chronic GVHD; extensive in four. Rates of nonrelapse mortality at 1, 3 and 10 years were 0, 10 and 20%, respectively. Two patients relapsed 36 and 53 months after transplantation. Six patients were still alive after a median follow-up time of 11.5 years (range 5.9-13.7). The probabilities of relapse-free and overall survival from 1, 3 and 5 years after transplantation were 100, 90 and 70%, and 100, 90 and 80%, respectively. Nevertheless, our analysis of long-term outcome after MAC allo-SCT for CLL suggests that younger patients with poorly controlled CLL may benefit from MAC allo-SCT.</p>}},
  author       = {{Machaczka, Maciej and Johansson, Jan-Erik and Remberger, Mats and Hallböök, Helene and Lazarevic, Vladimir Lj and Wahlin, Björn Engelbrekt and Omar, Hamdy and Wahlin, Anders and Juliusson, Gunnar and Kimby, Eva and Hägglund, Hans}},
  issn         = {{1559-131X}},
  keywords     = {{Adult; Disease Progression; Female; Graft vs Host Disease; Graft vs Leukemia Effect; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell; Male; Middle Aged; Sweden; Transplantation, Homologous; Young Adult}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{762--762}},
  publisher    = {{Humana Press}},
  series       = {{Medical Oncology}},
  title        = {{High incidence of chronic graft-versus-host disease after myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation for chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Sweden : graft-versus-leukemia effect protects against relapse}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12032-013-0762-x}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s12032-013-0762-x}},
  volume       = {{30}},
  year         = {{2013}},
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